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Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

Product Description: Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable has been much loved for its wit and wisdom since 1870. This iconic reference book will take you on a captivating adventure through its unique blend of language, culture, myth and legend.This latest edition, edited by Susie Dent, includes an intriguing supplement of Brewer's Gems--facts, fables and curiosities from Brewer collections of past...read more

By Susie Dent (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780550102454, titled "Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable" | 19 edition (Hodder Education, November 18, 2012), cover price $50.00

Paperback:

9780550107640, titled "Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable" | 19 edition (Hodder Education, October 15, 2013), cover price $29.99 | About this edition: Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable has been much loved for its wit and wisdom since 1870.

Key Terms in Literary Theory

By Mary Klages

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Hardcover:

9780826491909 | Bloomsbury USA Academic, May 31, 2012, cover price $80.00

Paperback:

9780826442673 | Bloomsbury USA Academic, May 31, 2012, cover price $21.95

Handbook to Literature

By William Harmon

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Paperback:

9780321858733, titled "A Handbook to Literature" | 12 pck pap edition (Longman Pub Group, September 2, 2012), cover price $87.87

9780205024018, titled "A Handbook to Literature" | 12 edition (Longman Pub Group, December 31, 2010), cover price $81.20

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable

Product Description: With its delightful mix of scholarship and eccentricity, it is a must for every twenty-first-century bookshelf. This flagship title in the Brewerâs series was first published in 1870 to supply readers with material that was both entertaining and enlightening...read more

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Hardcover:

9780550104113 | 18 edition (Chambers Harrap Pub Ltd, July 30, 2010), cover price $49.95 | About this edition: With its delightful mix of scholarship and eccentricity, it is a must for every twenty-first-century bookshelf.

Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable

Product Description: Focusing on the English of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, this volume contains more than 7,500 entries reflecting the richness of modern linguistic culture. This highly browsable encyclopedia covers such diverse topics as catch phrases, buzzwords, slogans, idioms, modern cultural references, and characters from film, TV, and literature...read more

By Ian Crofton

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Hardcover:

9780550105646 | Chambers Harrap Pub Ltd, November 30, 2010, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: Focusing on the English of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, this volume contains more than 7,500 entries reflecting the richness of modern linguistic culture.

Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia

Product Description: Long recognized as the supreme reference on world literature, BenÃ©t's Reader's Encyclopedia is the single-most complete one-volume encyclopedia available for those with a serious interest in the subject.More than 10,000 entries explore all aspects of literature from around the world: biographies of poets and playwrights, novelists and belletrists; plot synopses and character sketches from important works; historical data on literary schools, movements, terms, and awards; myths and legends; and more...read more

By Bruce F. Murphy (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780060890162 | 5th edition (Harperreference, December 1, 2008), cover price $60.00 | About this edition: Long recognized as the supreme reference on world literature, BenÃ©t's Reader's Encyclopedia is the single-most complete one-volume encyclopedia available for those with a serious interest in the subject.

Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia

Revised to include more non-Western and female authors, the fourth edition of an encyclopedic guide to world literature contains more than nine thousand entries, including plot summaries, writers' biographies, and sketches of fictional characters. 35,000 first printing.

By William Rose Benet (editor) and Bruce Murphy (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780062701107 | 4 sub edition (Harpercollins, September 1, 1996), cover price $50.00 | About this edition: Features over 10,000 entries comprising biographies, plot summaries, original and familiar titles, character sketches, historical literary personages, movements, and literary terms

A Handbook to Literature

By Hugh Holman

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Paperback:

9780136014393 | 11 edition (Prentice Hall, March 20, 2008), cover price $75.60

Christmas Strings: Violin 1 & 2 With Piano Accompaniment

Product Description: These books are arranged to be performed with various combinations of instruments. This volume presents some of the most beloved repertoire for the Christmas season. Some works are well know, others will sound fresh and new to most players...read more

By Donald Miller

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Paperback:

9780786675586 | Mel Bay Pubns, October 24, 2007, cover price $12.99 | About this edition: These books are arranged to be performed with various combinations of instruments.

9780132347822, titled "A Handbook to Literature" | 7th edition (Prentice Hall, December 1, 1995), cover price $38.00 | also contains A Handbook to Literature | About this edition: Entries define, explain, and illustrate terms and concepts from film, theater, printing, linguistics, criticism, theory, and literary history

Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase &d Fable

Completely updated for the twenty-first century, this top-selling reference presents imaginitive definitions and origins of thousands of words, idioms, catchphrases, slogans, nicknames, and events from TV, literature, music, comic strips, and computer games.

By John Ayto and Ian Crofton

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Hardcover:

9780304368099 | 2 edition (Cassell, March 1, 2007), cover price $34.95 | About this edition: Completely updated for the twenty-first century, this reference presents definitions and origins of thousands of words, idioms, catchphrases, slogans, nicknames, and events from TV, literature, music, comic strips, and computer games.

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

The real stories behind names and sayings, whether in classic literature or today's news, are offered in this reference in which entries identify thousands of people, places, expressions, and specialized terms from throughout the world, along with lists of related items that are considered as part of a group, and celebrated dying words.

By Elizabeth Knowles (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780198609810, titled "Oxford Dictionary of Phrase And Fable" | 2 edition (Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, September 28, 2005), cover price $45.95 | About this edition: The real stories behind names and sayings, whether in classic literature or today's news, are offered in this reference in which entries identify thousands of people, places, expressions, and specialized terms from throughout the world, along with lists of related items that are considered as part of a group, and celebrated dying words.

9780198602194 | Oxford Univ Pr, January 4, 2001, cover price $55.00 | About this edition: Entries identify more than twenty thousand people, places, expressions, and specialized terms from throughout the world, along with lists of related items that are considered as part of a group, and celebrated dying words.

Paperback:

9780199202461, titled "Oxford Dictionary of Phrase And Fable" | 2 edition (Oxford Univ Pr, October 23, 2006), cover price $26.50

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable

A revised edition of a top-selling reference reveals the origins of thousands of words and expressions, chronicles famous events, and provides capsule profiles of famous historical figures, in a volume that incorporates into the seventeenth installment more than 1,500 new terms and miscellany of general knowledge.

By Ebenezer Cobham Brewer and Terry Pratchett (foreword by)

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Hardcover:

9780061121203 | 17 edition (Harperreference, July 25, 2006), cover price $55.00 | About this edition: Provides 19,000 definitions of typical phrases and words and explains their historical origins.

Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable

Originally published in 1870, a colorful reference has been updated to include the newest coinages and complements the entries with informative articles on mythology, religion, folk customs, superstitions, and beliefs. (view table of contents)

By Ebenezer Cobham Brewer and Adrian Room

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Hardcover:

9780060196530 | 16th edition (Harpercollins, May 1, 2000), cover price $55.00 | About this edition: Provides 18,500 definitions of typical phrases and words and explains their historical origins.

9780062701336 | 15th edition (Harpercollins, November 1, 1995), cover price $45.00 | About this edition: Provides more than 20,000 definitions of typical phrases and words and explains their historical origins

Handbook to Literature

By C. Hugh Holman

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Paperback:

9789990127287, titled "A Handbook to Literature" | 10th edition (Prentice Hall, July 15, 2005), cover price $0.02 | also contains A Handbook to Literature

9789990003932, titled "A Handbook To Literature" | 9 edition (Prentice Hall, July 1, 2002), cover price $0.02 | also contains A Handbook to Literature

9780023564208 | 6th/update edition (Prentice Hall, March 1, 1991), cover price $36.20 | also contains A Handbook to Literature, St. George and the Dandelion

Prebinding:

9781417752621, titled "A Handbook to Literature" | Turtleback Books, July 13, 2005, cover price $68.20 | also contains A Handbook to Literature

Concise Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

By Elizabeth Knowles (editor)

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Paperback:

9780192801258 | Oxford Univ Pr, April 1, 2003, cover price $15.95

Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable

Provides 18,500 definitions of typical phrases and words and explains their historical origins.

By Adrian Room (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780304353811 | Cassell, May 1, 2001, cover price $39.95 | About this edition: ".

Paperback:

9780304358717 | Cassell, October 1, 2002, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Provides 18,500 definitions of typical phrases and words and explains their historical origins.

The Penguin Dictionary of Critical Theory

By David Macey and M. David Macey

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Paperback:

9780140513691 | Penguin USA, August 1, 2002, cover price $20.00

The Reader's Companion to World Literature

Provides an alphabetical listing and description of authors, works, technical phrases, literary types and terms, mythological figures, and literary periods and movements from all over the world. Reprint.

By Lillian Herlands Hornstein

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Paperback:

9780451528414, titled "The Reader's Companion to World Literature" | 2 rev upd edition (Signet Classic, June 1, 2002), cover price $11.00 | About this edition: An alphabetical listing and description of authors, works, literary types and terms, mythological figures, and literary periods and movements from all over the world.

9780451205131, titled "The Readers Companion to World Literature" | 2 revised edition (New Amer Library, January 1, 2002), cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Provides an alphabetical listing and description of authors, works, technical phrases, literary types and terms, mythological figures, and literary periods and movements from all over the world.

9780451628169, titled "The Reader's Companion to World Literature" | 2 revised edition (Mentor Books, March 1, 1990), cover price $7.95 | also contains Het Punt in Het Hart: Een Bron Van Grote Vreugde Voor Mijn Ziel | About this edition: Compiled and edited by a board of distinguished educators, this single-volume encyclopedia contains vital information on the world's greatest literary masterpieces-and is an essential reference source for home, library, and school.

Key Concepts in Literary Theory

By Ruth Robbins, Julian Wolfreys and Kenneth Womack

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Hardcover:

9781579583729 | Routledge, February 1, 2002, cover price $145.00

The Children's Literature Dictionary: Definitions, Resources, and Learning Activities

Product Description: You've built a vibrant collection of children s literature, now put those resources to work and put young readers on the path to a lifelong love of reading. A core reference for school and public libraries and a terrific resource for educators, parents, students, and book reviewers of YA and youth titles, this dictionary provides child-friendly definitions of 325 terms and gives vivid examples for each from contemporary and classic literature...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

By Carolyn S. Brodie, Kathy Howard Latrobe and Maureen White

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9781555704247 | Neal Schuman Pub, January 1, 2002, cover price $80.00 | About this edition: You've built a vibrant collection of children s literature, now put those resources to work and put young readers on the path to a lifelong love of reading.

New York Public Library Literature Companion

A single-volume reference organizes and discusses literature by topic in a three-part format that includes 'Creators,' profiles of authors and critics and lists of award winners; 'Works of Literature,' lists and synopses of novels, stories, poetry, genres, and more; and 'Literary Facts and Resources,' which includes a timeline, glossary, and listings of famous characters. 40,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

By New York Public Library (corporate author) and Anne Skillion (editor)

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Hardcover:

9780684868905 | Free Pr, November 1, 2001, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: Compiles information about English-language literature from around the world, discussing authors, works of literature, recommended reading, censorship, literary characters, and a chronology of world literature.

Miscellaneous:

9781439137215, titled "The New York Public Library Literature Companion" | Free Pr, October 30, 2001, cover price $29.99 | also contains New York Public Library Literature Companion

Brief Definitions of All Essential Literary Terms

By Saad Elkhadem

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Paperback:

9781896761183 | York Pr, April 1, 2000, cover price $12.95

Fighting Force 2: Prima's Official Strategy Guide

Product Description: Essential maneuvers for game survivalPowerful combos for hand-to-hand combatTactics for each enemy-scattering weaponDevastating Rage Meter attacksWalkthroughs for every harrowing level

By Doug Trueman

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Hardcover:

9780061810886, titled "Benet''s Reader''s Encyclopedia" | 3rd edition (Harpercollins, October 1, 1987), cover price $45.50

Paperback:

9780761526025 | Prima Games, December 1, 1999, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Essential maneuvers for game survivalPowerful combos for hand-to-hand combatTactics for each enemy-scattering weaponDevastating Rage Meter attacksWalkthroughs for every harrowing level

Scribner Writers Series on Cd-Rom, Release 2.0

Includes more than 1,500 full-text essays from thirteen Scribner writers series sets, including the American writers and British writers series. Also includes 600 images of authors and works, definitions of literary terms from the Handbook to literature,recommended reading lists for college-bound students, and introductory headnotes for every article. Features searching in a Netscape browser environment, hotlinks, and customized printing.

By Charles Scribner

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Hardcover:

9780684805528 | Win edition (Charles Scribners Sons/Reference, March 1, 1999), cover price $995.00 | About this edition: This CD-ROM contains essays from 13 sets and 53 print volumes in the Scribner's Writer's Series.

9780684806136 | Mac edition (Charles Scribners Sons/Reference, March 1, 1999), cover price $995.00

9780684805023 | Win edition (Charles Scribners Sons/Reference, March 1, 1999), cover price $800.00

9780684806129 | Mac edition (Charles Scribners Sons/Reference, March 1, 1999), cover price $800.00

9780684806228 | Cdr edition (Charles Scribners Sons/Reference, March 1, 1999), cover price $1300.00 | About this edition: Includes more than 1,500 full-text essays from thirteen Scribner writers series sets, including the American writers and British writers series.

Merriam-Webster's Reader's Handbook

Product Description: This reference book, from the combined resources of Merriam-Webster and Encyclopaedia Britannica, includes descriptions for every major genre, style, and era of writing. Nearly 2,000 entries, including Greek and Latin terminology. A must-have for every serious reader.

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Paperback:

9780877796206 | Merriam Webster, January 1, 1999, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: This reference book, from the combined resources of Merriam-Webster and Encyclopaedia Britannica, includes descriptions for every major genre, style, and era of writing.

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